So What Are We Doing?
The question I'm most often asked is " How can you just go over there and walk that far every day for 12 days?". I'm not! I'm fortunate to live in an area with many large conservation areas of old roads and trails. Two weeks ago I started a partial training of 5-7 miles locally every other day or so added to my regular 3x a week cardio step class.
No worries.
Uh huh.
The question I'm most often asked is " How can you just go over there and walk that far every day for 12 days?". I'm not! I'm fortunate to live in an area with many large conservation areas of old roads and trails. Two weeks ago I started a partial training of 5-7 miles locally every other day or so added to my regular 3x a week cardio step class.
No worries.
Uh huh.
I'm packing and second guessing my stuff - the pile used to be smaller but what if I NEED that? But I LOVE that shirt! I found your feet are the answer. Shoes and socks are the most important things to have. I like Merrell Siren II's . On the Cotswold Way walk in 2013 I wore them every day rain , mud, shine, cold. Excellent shoes.
Heres the link to that walk
http://ukhiker.blogspot.com/
So what to pack.... really its very simple. Ta Da!
Heres the link to that walk
http://ukhiker.blogspot.com/
So what to pack.... really its very simple. Ta Da!
Just kidding. Would that I could be so Zen in my needs. This is more the reality....
This is what my walking partner Linda is doing to train.
We're waiting for the wardrobe malfunction.
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This is what my walking partner Linda is doing to train.
We're waiting for the wardrobe malfunction.
This walk was planned by a walking tour company, there are many such companies in the UK. The way this works is, we start out at a point in the AM and finish a segment that afternoon. We then call a prearranged taxi service who will pick us up and take us to our centrally located hotel. The next morning they'll take us back where we left off, not missing a foot and no cheating! When a hotel is too far to drive to, the taxi service takes us to the start point and transfers our bags to the next hotel where they will be waiting for us at the end of that days walk. On those days we have to carry our valuable things, like my computer, any electronic devices, precious gems, gold, chocolate, lithium, because they won't want to be responsible. Along with normal hiking stuff these days will add weight.
So I think I'm ready, but I might go through my stuff one more time to be sure....
There you have it, another adventure in the making....
